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Links to resources and articles related to the efforts and outcomes of a four&#045;year Canadian libraries project involving communities in the development and delivery of library services.<br><p><span style="font-size: larger;">Join us for the September 26 webinar, <a href="http://www.webjunction.org/events/webinars/webinar-archives/-/articles/content/125355837" target="_blank">Putting the Public Back in Public Libraries: Community-Led Libraries</a> with Working Together Project staff! </span><a href="https://oclc.webex.com/oclc/onstage/g.php?p=7&amp;t=m" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: larger;">Register Now</span></a><span style="font-size: larger;">.</span></p> <p>&quot;Involving communities in developing and delivering library services has an exhilarating effect on libraries and in communities. Since the Working Together Project (2008) public libraries have evolved and integrated community-led approaches. With each fresh experience libraries establish new sets of best practises, face new challenges, and gain new insight into this innovative work.&quot;</p> <p><b>&nbsp;Working Together Project</b> site: <a href="http://www.librariesincommunities.ca/" target="_blank">www.librariesincommunities.ca/</a></p> <p><b>Community-Led Libraries Toolkit</b>: <a href="http://www.librariesincommunities.ca/resources/Community-Led_Libraries_Toolkit.pdf" target="_blank">www.librariesincommunities.ca/resources/Community-Led_Libraries_Toolkit.pdf</a></p> <p><b><i>Public Libraries</i></b> articles:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.publiclibrariesonline.org/magazines/featured-articles/it-takes-community-create-library" target="_blank">It Takes a Community to Create a Library</a> March/April 2011</li> <li><a href="http://www.publiclibrariesonline.org/magazines/featured-articles/project-branch-integration-and-sustainability-community-led-work-halifax" target="_blank">From Project to Branch Integration and Sustainability: Community-Led Work at Halifax Public Library</a> March/April 2011</li> </ul> <p>June 15, 2011, <i>Library Journal</i> feature story by Stephen M. Lilienthal, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/home/890752-264/the_problem_is_not_the.html.csp">The Problem Is Not the Homeless</a></p> <p>Attached <a href="/c/document_library/get_file?folderId=117292468&amp;name=DLFE-33020001.doc"><b>Publicly Available Community Development and Community-Led Resources</b></a> (highlighted articles are directly related to Working Together - or have been developed since Working Together completion in 2008)</p> <p>A related series posted to <a href="http://sjlibrarian.wordpress.com" target="_blank"><b>Social Justice Librarian</b></a> blog by Kenneth Williment between February 2010 and April 2011</p> <ul> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://sjlibrarian.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/community-led-work-with-communities-the-impact-of-professional-library-identities/">Community led work with communities: The Impact of professional library identities</a></li> <li><a href="http://sjlibrarian.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/community-led-evaluation-impact-on-community/" target="_blank">Community-Led Evaluation: Impact on Community</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://sjlibrarian.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/communicating-change-application-to-community-led-work/">Communicating Change &ndash; Application to Community Led Work</a></li> <li><a href="http://sjlibrarian.wordpress.com/2010/04/09/missed-opportunities-or-carpe-diem-seizing-the-moment-engaging-with-our-communities/" target="_blank">Missed Opportunities or Carpe Diem (Seizing the Moment)? Engaging with Our Communities</a></li> <li><a href="http://sjlibrarian.wordpress.com/2010/05/10/working-in-the-community-moving-beyond-outreach/" target="_blank">Working in the Community: Moving Beyond Outreach</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://sjlibrarian.wordpress.com/2010/06/23/technology-and-libraries-salvation-or-a-tool/">Technology and Libraries: Salvation or a Tool?</a></li> <li><a href="http://sjlibrarian.wordpress.com/2010/07/16/public-libraries-and-the-role-of-information/" target="_blank">Public Libraries and the Role of Information</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://sjlibrarian.wordpress.com/2010/08/04/library-schools-developing-skills-for-the-future-of-librarianship-moving-beyond-professionalism/">Library Schools: Developing Librarians of the Future &ndash; Moving beyond Professionalism</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://sjlibrarian.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/making-the-case-for-public-libraries/">Making the Case for &ldquo;Public&rdquo; Libraries</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://sjlibrarian.wordpress.com/2010/12/18/addressing-perceived-barriers-to-implementation-community-led-libraries/">Addressing Perceived Barriers to Implementation: Community Led Libraries</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://sjlibrarian.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/community-led-service-planning-%E2%80%93-take-it-or-leave-it/">Community-Led Service Planning &ndash; Take it or Leave it?</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://sjlibrarian.wordpress.com/2011/04/13/community-led-service-planning/">Community-Led Service Planning</a></li> </ul>

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